July 20, 2026 7:41 PM

Man Hospitalized after Pickup Truck Rear-Ends Semi Tractor-Trailer on I-15 in Barstow Saturday Night

BARSTOW, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A man suffered injuries when his pickup truck rear-ended a moving semi tractor-trailer on Interstate 15 Saturday night, authorities said.

The crash happened at around 8:19pm August 9, 2025, on northbound I-15 freeway about a mile before the Lenwood Road. The California Highway Patrol said a semi hauling Amazon goods traveling in the slow lane at freeway speeds. That’s when a blue pickup traveling at a high rate of speed crashed into the trailer and cause the pickup to overturned.

CHP said, the driver the pickup was pinned for a short time before being extricated by the City of Barstow Fire Department and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The semi driver was not hurt.

We will update this story with more information when the CHP’s preliminary accident report is available. Additional details were limited at this time. This incident will be under investigation by the California Highway Patrol, Barstow Office.

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